Schoolhouse Rock - 3 is a magical number

I ran across this little number the other day...from Schoolhouse Rock

Three is a magic number,
Yes it is, it's a magic number.
Somewhere in the ancient, mystic trinity
You get three as a magic number.

The past and the present and the future.
Faith and Hope and Charity,
The heart and the brain and the body
Give you three as a magic number.

It takes three legs to make a tri-pod
Or to make a table stand.
It takes three wheels to make a ve-hicle
Called a tricycle.

Every triangle has three corners,
Every triangle has three sides,
No more, no less.
You don't have to guess.
When it's three you can see
It's a magic number.

A man and a woman had a little baby,
Yes, they did.
They had three in the family,
And that's a magic number.



Yes, three is a magical number. And in March we will be a family of 3! Baby Sanders is on the way!! 14 weeks on Friday! woot woot.

Whip it up...

Last night Andrew had to go to school until late, so I decided to make dinner for my parents (to save them from eating out) I looked in their freezer and found frozen Ruffe (type of light white fish) and I found some lemons in the fridge. I used my grill pan and I sliced the lemons thin and put them in the pan with some olive oil. Then I grabbed some fresh Thyme from our garden and added that. Then I put the fish on top with a nice spice rub (it has stuff like oregano and red pepper flakes, etc.) Then in another saute pan I put pickled beets and spinach and a little red wine vinegar. I cooked it until the spinach had wilted.

I served it on a plate and TA-DA!!! DELICIOUS! I love making things up as I go!! I wish I had taken a picture. It looked really nice too.

TV

I watched a lot of TV as a kid. Too much in fact. But I saw on this blog a throw back to old shows and it made me want to remember other childhood favorites. Here is my top 20 list in no particular order:

1- cosby show.
2- boy meets world
3- full house
4- family matters
5- family ties
6- Alf
7- Punky Brewster
8- The facts of life
9- dougie howser
10- Charles in Charge
11- blosom
12- different strokes
13- whos the boss
14- growing pains
15- threes company
16- Dinosaurs
17- the wonder years
then there were a few I found that I had forgotten about - I don't think I remember the shows, but they are a distant memory
18 - Silver Spoons
19 - small wonder
20- perfect strangers

any of these your favorite too?

Easy Peasy

and delicious!

http://goodcheapeats.com/2011/07/baking-your-own-bread-a-guest-post/

so easy - I made two batches in one day...just b/c I wanted to!

HOT HOT HOT cold HOT

Right Now in St. Louis it is 95°F, but "Feels Like": 101°
we are under and "EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY" until tomorrow evening.

So why may I ask did I have to turn off my Office AC, sit outside for 10 minutes and now put on my jacket? Not sure...but I am cold.

I love being warm...and it was great getting a little vitamin D in the "101°" weather

I am sure I will get hot and need to ditch the jacket and turn on the AC again.

=)

fresh summer veggies

I made this last night:


http://farmhousetable.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/braised-zucchini-with-sun-gold-cherry-tomatoes-basil/

I was so excited about it - but no one was home to enjoy it with me. I sat out on the deck by myself and enjoyed.

Next time I think I will add mushrooms.

I also made a chicken breast for Andrew to add to his. It was lovely.

One of "those" days

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You know what I am talking about - where you KNOW you shouldn't get out of bed. You KNOW the day isn't going to go well. Not that you are in a bad mood or anything, but you can just TELL that things are going to be off.

Well folks. Today is one of THOSE days.

It is not even lunch time and I have already had 5 or 6 mishaps. Nothing huge. But the kind of feelings where you want to crawl under a rock - or better yet your bed covers and not come out unless it is for something sweet and maybe a movie. (Luckily my bed is in my kitchen and living room, so I don't even have to travel far to get either.)

I am just glad that it is Friday and that I won't have to cause more damage for the rest of the week. Hopefully I can make it through the afternoon.

Goes to show you - reading scriptures in the morning really does make a difference. I should have made the time this morning like I usually do...but I wanted to be lazy instead. bummer.